Friday, April 26, 2013

Positive Thoughts for a Healthier You

Many times before doing anything in
life there is always some type of contemplation that occurs. Should I
do it? Do I have the time? Do I really want to go through with this?
As a society we are tentative when it comes to getting out of our
comfort spots. Fitness has a tendency to take on an image that
represents discomfort for many individuals who are not physically
active. What these people fail to consider is the fact that their
initial anxiety and fear towards beginning an exercise program is
completely normal. We all experience initial anxiety and fear
whenever we are performing something that we are not accustomed to.
It is critical for people who are contemplating exercising to go out
and just give it a chance. I have worked with many clients who came
in with the same mindset of “Is this for me?” These client's
insecurities and fears shortly subsided after noticing that it wasn't
that bad. The health benefits of working out far outweigh the thirty
to sixty minutes of effort exerted. It is completely normal to feel
unsure when making a commitment to exercise. Exercising can be one of
the most intrinsically inspiring things that a person can feel. The
natural high after running or completing a set is an experience like
no other. Our society is pre-dispositioned to function on a rewards
principle. This is why exercising is one of the best ways to take
care of our physical and mental health. Whether its losing weight,
gaining muscle, or being healthier overall, it all plays an important
role in establishing self-efficacy within ones self. Our past
experiences are a big contributor to self-efficacy. Our successes and
failures in the past contribute to our intrinsic drive to accomplish
a given task. This is why it is important to live our lives with the
mentality of the cup being half full rather than half empty. It is
absolutely critical to understand that results come with persistence
and duration. Their are a lot of psychological ups and downs in
individuals who are not properly educated about the time frame of
seeing exercise results. These individuals need to realize that in
order for big changes to occur their needs to be a decent window of
time along with the persistence to continue the exercise regime.
Their is no doubt in my mind that every individual I have worked with
had fears and insecurities at the beginning stages. Through the
positive feedback they received from me and the physical changes they
saw they were able to overcome their fears and doubts by establishing
intrinsic belief. We are our worst enemy when it comes to
accomplishing our goals. A negative perception is all it takes to
make the difference from success and failure. It is important to
surround our lives with positives instead of negatives. It is
inevitable to completely block out negatives in life. Once we can
learn to convert negative energy to fuel our motivation is when we
can truly accomplish greatness.